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New York State Attorney General’s Office Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Prominent Supplement Retailers
Americans generally assume that the medications, foods and other ingestible products they purchase are safe. And why shouldn’t they? The United States has measures in place to monitor the quality of everything from the actual product to the integrity of its packaging, with additional ASTM standards and FDA requirements to guide companies looking to meet…
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Legionnaires’ Victim Files the First Claim against Co-Op City for Negligence
Back in November 2014, several residents living in Co-Op City (located in the Bronx, NY) started developing symptoms of a potentially-fatal disease called Legionnaires’ disease; by January 2015, the NBC New York reported that 12 cases of the disease had been diagnosed, and that the city’s Health Department believed at least 75% of those cases…
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Mobile Ranking Algorithm Could Have Bigger Impact on Google Searches Than Panda or Penguin
Google’s announcement at the end of February that it would begin to factor mobile usability into search rankings has already spurred quite a lot of activity, as website designers and search engine optimizers have rushed to bring websites up to Google standards before the new mobile ranking algorithm is implemented April 21. But the change…
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Whale Kills Tourist After Landing on Boat
Mexican authorities confirmed on March 12 that a gray whale slammed into a small, sightseeing boat, killing a 35-year-old Canadian tourist and seriously injuring two others. “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of a Canadian citizen who passed away in Mexico,” said Diana Khaddaj, a spokesperson for the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs.…
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Salesman Admits Role in $100 Million Blood Lab Bribery Scheme
The circle of people involved in a $100 million bribery scheme keeps growing — most recently with a salesman’s admission of funneling $400,000 in kickbacks to a doctor. The scheme was run through Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services, a blood lab in Parsippany, NJ. According to ParsippanyFocus.com, Michael Zarrelli, 48, plead guilty this week for his role…
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Men Wearing Jewelry Could Undermine Swiss Watch Market
Several media outlets have reported that the release of the Apple Watch has Swiss watchmakers on the offensive. But what could really undercut their dominance in the market? “If men widely accepted that they could wear gemstones without a time-keeping pretext,” Sebastian Vivas, museum director for Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, told The New Yorker for an article…
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Supreme Court Appears to Sympathize With Woman Rejected for Abercrombie Job Due to Headscarf
A much-watched case regarding religious and employment discrimination made its way before the Supreme Court Feb. 25, with most commentators saying the court appears to be sympathizing with the would-be employee in question, Samantha Elauf. In 2008, when she was 17, Elauf applied for a job at clothing retailer Abercrombie and Fitch, and says that…
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Boston Will Spend $50 Million Clearing Snow for Season, Mayor Reveals
Boston’s snow removal bill for the season is expected to total $50 million, Mayor Marty Walsh said during a March 11 appearance on WBZ’s NightSide with Dan Rea. “We’re probably at about $45 million that we’ve paid on snow removal, probably going to head toward $50 million,” Walsh said. That’s up from a February estimate…
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Precautions Can Make Grilling During Winter Safe and Enjoyable, Weber Says
The Midwest and Northeast may be getting slammed by winter storms right now, but that apparently isn’t stopping grillers from getting outside. In fact, so many grill owners grill year-round that grilling giant Weber has released some tips on how to do so safely and well. “More than half of grill owners grill year-round —…
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Washington D.C. Design Firms Surveyed About Designing the Perfect Website
Web designers are always looking for fresh insights and leads on how to connect to a web-hungry populace. Last week, Washington Business Journal Research Director Carolyn M. Proctor polled eight Washington D.C. website designers on the ins and outs of building a website. The responses of these leading experts of their field illustrate the need for user-friendly…